Browsing Dr. Safary Wa Mbaleka by Title
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Addressing the Ten Commonly Asked Questions about Qualitative Research in the Philippines
(2017-12-25)There is no doubt that the need for qualitative research has increased and has been felt all around the world. Once feared, detested, or even not much valued by some, qualitative research has now become the rare bird ... -
Adventists in politico-military strife and violence
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A Brief Ethnography on Philippine English
(2014-04)The Philippines is a nation with a rich culture and heritage that reflects the indigenous diversity of the islands. Its present identity and unique features are not whimsical. They are mainly the result of a combination ... -
Changing Lives through Qualitative Research: Some Practical Principles and Practices for Advocacy
(2020-12)Research in social sciences is or at least should be, primarily about improving people’s lives. This is especially important in qualitative research. It is not uncommon to find many qualitative research books and articles ... -
Christian ethics challenges: the case of the Great Lakes Region of Africa
(2014)In some academic and professional circles, ethics is a topic that is often discussed as a brainteaser. In the Great Lakes Region of Africa, war has challenged Christian members’, pastors, and church leaders’ ethics. War ... -
Designing Learning Modules for Online Courses: The 5-WH Approach
(2012-10)More and more educators today are joining online teaching with little or no instructional design training. Challenges have been reported in in many regions around the world. In addition, time constraints present another ... -
English Teachers’ perceptions of the mother tongue-based education policy in the Philippines
(2014)The instruction of English in the Philippines causes quite some challenges to scholars due to its rich linguistic diversity. With more than 180 languages currently recorded in the country, linguistic power struggle is ... -
Factors Leading to Limited Faculty Publications in Philippine Higher Education Institutions
(2015-10)One of the major expectations of the higher education faculty is to generate knowledge through research and disseminate it through scholarly conferences and journal publications. This expectation has created much pressure ... -
Globalization, Minerals, War, and Education: the case of Congo
(2014)Seen as a bittersweet gift to the world today, especially in developing countries, globalization has had both positive and negative impacts on Africans, and especially on the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... -
Instructional Design Foundations of Online Education
(2013-04)It is becoming a common practice today for educational leaders to check job applicants’ experience with online teaching as they consider names for a new faculty position. Conversely, less attention is placed on what ... -
Integrating Faith and Learning in Distance Education in the Ghanaian Context
(2015-10)Seventh-day Adventist education is unique because it is holistic and redemptive in nature. All components of the curriculum are geared toward students’ redemption by connecting them to Jesus Christ. Scriptures are ... -
Integration of Faith and Learning in the ESOL Classroom
(2016-04)In this world, education is led by different philosophies. Any education institution is based on a chosen philosophy. Christian institutions, for instance, are led by the Christian philosophy of life. In Christian higher ... -
Introduction to the Asian Qualitative Research Association Special Issue
(2017)Founded in 2015, the Asian Qualitative Research Association (AQRA) has become a leader in fostering qualitative research practice and education in the Philippines and beyond. Stating in 2016, AQRA has sponsored an annual ... -
Lived Experiences of International Male Married Single Students
(2013-10)The Republic of the Philippines is attracting more and more international students, especially in tertiary institutions. People have realized that the Philippines has high quality education at an affordable cost. ... -
Moonlighting as a growing phenomenon: a case study of a Congolese Christian University
(2017-12)This paper explores why professors at a rural Christian university—where traditionally moonlighting was not allowed– moonlight and the impact this practice has. A qualitative case study with semi-structured interviews ... -
Practical Strategies in Conducting a Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
(2020-06)As qualitative research production continues to increase worldwide, it is important to synthesize it. Although there have been some attempts to structure the best ways to synthesize qualitative research, steps provided ... -
Promoting more English language teaching and learning in Adventist organizations
(2017-12)English is interwoven with all layers of the socio-economic life. This fact is globally true in travel, business, ministry, education, and many other domains. No one can deny the importance of English today. With the ... -
Qualitative Research in the Time of a Disaster Like COVID-19
(2020-11)The year 2020 will go down in history as the year when the whole world was challenged with one invisible enemy that changed everything in human society in the 21st Century. It is the worst modern pandemic that has shaken ... -
Second Language Acquisition: A General Overview
(2016-04)Second language acquisition (SLA) is known as both the process of learning an additional language and the field where issues pertaining to the teaching and learning of a second language (L2) are discussed (Ellis, 2010; ... -
Teaching in Extreme Conditions: A Study of Refugee Teachers in Central Africa
(2012-04)This paper briefly synthesizes the literature on refugee education around the world and especially in Central Africa. It then focuses on preliminary results of a recent study in a refugee camp in Central Africa. Based ...
